Antonyms for aggression
əˈgrɛʃ ənag·gres·sion

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1. aggressionnoun

   An attack may be by word; an aggression is always by deed. An assault may be upon the person, an aggression is upon rights, possessions, etc. An invasion of a nation's territories is an act of aggression; an intrusion upon a neighboring estate is a trespass. Onslaught signifies intensely violent assault, as by an army or a desperado, tho it is sometimes used of violent speech.

   Antonyms:
   defense, repulsion, resistance, retreat, submission, surrender

   Synonyms:
   assault, attack, attack, encroachment, incursion, infringement, intrusion, invasion, onset, onslaught, trespass

   Preposition:
   The enemy made an attack upon (or on) our works.

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1. aggression

   Antonyms:
   resistance, retaliation, repulsion, withdrawal, retreat, evacuation, accession, acceptance, qualification

   Synonyms:
   invasion, attack, offence, onslaught, encroachment, assault, provocation, incursion

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Behavior
   • Combat
   • Hostility
   • Unfriendliness

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aggressionnoun

   a disposition to behave aggressively

   Synonyms:
   hostility, aggressiveness

2. aggression, aggressivenessnoun

   a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

   Synonyms:
   hostility, pugnacity, aggressiveness, belligerence

3. aggression, hostilitynoun

   violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

   Synonyms:
   hostility, enmity, ill will, aggressiveness, antagonism

4. aggressionnoun

   the act of initiating hostilities

   Synonyms:
   hostility, aggressiveness

5. aggressionnoun

   deliberately unfriendly behavior

   Synonyms:
   hostility, aggressiveness

How to use aggression in a sentence?

1. Congressman Andy Harris:

   Today's aggression by protesters who disagree with my position on the legalization of recreational marijuana demonstrates the problem with political discourse today, we all must agree to have a civilized debate when disagreement occurs. My parents fled communist Eastern Europe where people with different political opinions were harassed and punished, and it has no place in America.

2. Mateusz Morawiecki:

   We are buying, as [ the ] European Union, lots of Russian gas, lots of Russian oil. And President Putin is taking the money from us, from the Europeans. And President Putin is turning this into aggression, invasion.

3. Rahm Emanuel:

   They’ve come together to realize that (Chinese aggression) can’t continue as is, so every country is taking steps, both within an alliance (and) also within their own self-interest of creating a comprehensive coalition of deterrence. That’s what’s going on.

4. Lewis Lapham:

   A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the conduct of its business, cannot help making celebrities of the people who would destroy it.

5. Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin:

   Shame on Israel and those who keep silent in the face of disgraceful attacks, we call on everyone to stand up against the policies of occupation and aggression of this apartheid state.

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